2014 Cyprus Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Cyprus |
| Dates | 5–12 March |
| Teams | 12 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 France (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |
 England |
| Third place |
 South Korea |
| Fourth place |
 Scotland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 79 (3.29 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Lisa Evans (4 goals) |
The 2014 Cyprus Cup was the seventh edition of the Cyprus Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. It took place between 5–12 March 2014.[1]
France won the final over defending champions England. For the first time, Canada did not reach the final, eventually finishing in fifth place.
Format
The first phase of the tournament was a group stage in which the twelve invited teams were divided into three groups of four teams. Each group was a round-robin of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. The group stage was followed by a single "finals day" in which six games involving all twelve teams were played to determine the tournament's final standings, with the matchups being determined as follows:[2]
1st place match: Winners of Groups A and B.
3rd place match: Winner of Group C and best runner-up from Groups A and B.
5th place match: Runner-up in Group C and second-best runner-up from Groups A and B.
7th place match: Third-place teams in Groups A and B.
9th place match: Third-place team in Group C and best fourth-place team from Groups A and B.
11th place match: Fourth-place team in Group C and second-best fourth-place team from Groups A and B.
Venues
Games will be played in 4 host stadiums in 3 cities.
| Stadium | City | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| GSP Stadium | Nicosia | 22,859 |
| GSZ Stadium | Larnaca | 13,032 |
| Ammochostos Stadium | Larnaca | 5,500 |
| Paralimni Stadium | Paralimni | 5,800 |
Teams
Listed are the confirmed teams.
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Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
 Canada |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
 Italy |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
 Finland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
Group B
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| Scotland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 |
 Australia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 1 |
 Netherlands |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 1 |
7 March 2014 14:30 |
| Scotland |
4–3 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
Evans  16', 18', 34'Beattie 55' |
Report | Pieëte 43' Martens 44'Melis 70' |
7 March 2014 17:30 |
| Australia |
2–3 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Kerr 55' van Egmond 72' (pen.) |
Report | Delie 9' Thomis 24'Nécib 37' |
Group C
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
 Republic of Ireland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
 Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
10 March 2014 14:30 |
| Switzerland |
1–2 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Dickenmann 76' (pen.) |
Report | O’Sullivan 48' Roche 90' |
10 March 2014 17:30 |
| South Korea |
4–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Kwon Hah-Nul 8', 71' Yoo Young-A 36'Park Hee-young 52' |
Report |
Knockout stage
Eleventh place match
Ninth place match
12 March 2014 11:30 |
| Netherlands |
4–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Miedema 1' Martens 17', 50'Heuver 90' |
Report | Crnogorčević 3' |
Seventh place match
12 March 2014 14:00 |
| Italy |
2–5 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Tuttino 86' Panico 90+1' |
Report | Kerr 17' van Egmond 22', 38'Gorry 56'Raso 79' |
Fifth place match
Third place match
12 March 2014 14:30 |
| Scotland |
1–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Little 87' |
Report | Yoo Young-A 64' |
| Penalties | ||
Corsie  J. Ross  Beattie Sneddon |
1–3 | Ji So-Yun Park Hee-young Kwon Hah-Nul |
Final
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | France |
 | England |
 | South Korea |
| 4 | Scotland |
| 5 | Canada |
| 6 | Republic of Ireland |
| 7 | Australia |
| 8 | Italy |
| 9 | Netherlands |
| 10 | Switzerland |
| 11 | New Zealand |
| 12 | Finland |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 Goal
- 1 own-goal
- Jennifer Beattie (for France)
References
- ↑ "Strong field set for 2014 Cyprus Cup". equalizersoccer.com. 2013-11-23.
- ↑ "Regulations". Retrieved 13 March 2014.